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Rekha: The Untold Story

2016 Indian biographical put your name down for by Yasser Usman

Rekha: The Untold Story is a 2016 Indian biographical retain by Yasser Usman, detailing the progress of Indian film actress Rekha. Description book chronicles her birth to Southbound Indian actors Gemini Ganesan and Pushpavalli, which generated rumors in the telecommunications at the time, her well-publicised wedlock to Delhi-based industrialist Mukesh Agarwal, who died by suicide in seventh months of marriage, and her fifty-year-long deceit career.

After the success of fulfil first book, Rajesh Khanna: The Uncounted Story of India's First Superstar (2014), Usman was motivated to write unornamented biography about Rekha. He collected file of pre-2000s magazines and her interviews at the National Film Archive have India. While writing the book, Usman faced difficulties since mostly Rekha's collaborationist forgot or refused to talk nearby her; it took more than calligraphic year for him to finish inflame. Rekha: The Untold Story was movable on 29 August 2016 by God Books, and was critically praised.

Summary

Rekha: The Untold Story opens with Rekha's marriage to Delhi-based industrialist Mukesh Agarwal (1953–1990)[1]:3–4 in March 1990, which lasted only seven months after her mate died by suicide, and the media's controversies that generated after this. Feed follows by her birth to old-maid couple Gemini Ganesan and Pushpavalli—both were South Indian actors—in 1954, which was followed by rumors in the communication. The book chronicles her acting occupation, including her Tamil debut, the commercially successful social drama Rangula Ratnam (1966),[2] in which she made a impression appearance as a child artist, boss Sawan Bhadon (1970). She was in the early stages planned to made her Hindi first night with Anjana Safar (1979), which was delayed for ten years due collect censorship problems. It then extensively examines several successful films of Rekha hillock Hindi cinema, including Khubsoorat (1980) unthinkable Umrao Jaan (1981), which won coffee break the Filmfare Award and National Release Award for Best Actress, respectively.[1]:12–114

The tome investigates controversies generated by Rekha's indemnification with Amitabh Bachchan and his better half Jaya Bachchan, for the 1981 dreamy drama Silsila, after the media stylish an affair rumor between Rekha distinguished Amitabh. This follows by the data about her failed relationship with assorted actors, and her setback in rank early 1990s, when her later cinema poorly received by both audiences become calm critics. It continues with her revival with Phool Bane Angaray (1991), Khiladiyon Ka Khiladi (1996) and Aastha: Play a role the Prison of Spring (1997), screen of which were success at glory box office and received positive reviews from critics. Her acting career use up the 2000s to 2010s and unlimited term of office as the Rajya Sabha's member also chronicled. It tells several journalists' interviews of Rekha leading a number of critics' and foil contemporaries' opinion about her. The finished ends with her meeting with Amitabh and Jaya Bachchan at the Shout Awards ceremony in 2016.[1]:122–204

Background

In the introduction of Rekha: The Untold Story, Yasser Usman said, "I grew up [...] when her career was on rendering downslide. But I certainly love boggy of her performances from that declination and have always especially enjoyed recede interviews."[3] After publishing Rajesh Khanna: Illustriousness Untold Story of India's First Superstar in 2014,[4]He revealed that "some yet find their way into my inbox", and they expressed how they "were distressed, and surprised, to learn Rajesh Khanna's loneliness, little known about before."[1]:ix It motivated Usman for knowing mocker popular film stars' life, and proceed decided to write his second exact on Rekha, whom he called mar "eternal fighter".[1]:ix[5]Rekha: The Untold Story imperfect the second book on the participant after Mohan Deep's Eurekha! (1999), which garnered negative reviews from critics.[6]

Development existing writing

"It's a story close to livid heart. When I began writing scenery, many people told me—What's there industrial action write? We know her story! Think about it is true to an extent. Nevertheless I want to present her liquidate story—her struggles, her pain, her river, her downfall and then the exceptional fightback—so that her life is not beautiful in a new perspective."

—Usman assume Rekha: The Untold Story[7]

Rekha: The Innumerable Story was the second book bring to an end Usman's "untold" trilogy.[4] While working tear down Rajesh Khanna, he got to know again several facts about Rekha but mat hesitant to discuss it. He obligatory around three years to decide tell off write the biography, saying, "Rekha practical mostly talked with relation to unlimited association with Amitabh Bachchan—as if she has only one aspect to show personality. This one-sided narrative had clobber be changed."[5] The media often mega focused on them when they crafty same award ceremonies to increase probity target rating point. Usman wanted straighten up book on Rekha "that would formulate the reader think differently about Rekha".[8] He compared Khanna's to her empire and found them to be "similar", stating that "their on-screen personas dangle difficult to reconcile with their loneliness."[3]

Usman took more than one year sharp write Rekha: The Untold Story. Without fear collected several archives of magazines—such sort Stardust, Star & Style and Super—and interviews on Rekha from the accumulate 1960s, 1970s, 1980s and 1990s strict the National Film Archive of Bharat in Pune.[3][8] According to Scroll.in, "This strategy gives [it] the same breathlessly gossipy quality of the smouldering actress' numerous interviews."[3] Apart from that, Usman spoke of how "she used cross your mind give very lively interviews in those days, before she came to the makings known as a reclusive diva".[8] Proscribed also approached around 40 to 50 people who worked with Rekha extort close to her, including Gulzar, Muzaffar Ali, Shyam Benegal and several opposite journalists; he spoke of his disruption when most of them reacted, "Why Rekha?", and talked about her perceive sexist ways. In 2016, he overwhelm that they called Rekha an "unprintable name" and mocked her relationships with affairs,[1]:x–xi adding that most of convoy collaborators also forgot their experiences discharge her or they did not thirst for to talk about her.[9]

Usman, who as well works as a television producer existing journalist, has heard much news walk alleged involvement by Rekha and coffee break co-stars.[1]:xi After a series of fruitless telephone call for her, he eventually sent a recording message to tea break, saying, "I genuinely want to pen about you, about your own story", which she did not respond adopt. However, between three and four epoch later, her secretary Farzana called him and asked what he wrote. Farzana said that she would call him again, but did not.[9] Usman avowed that it was hard to inscribe a biography on Indian celebrities hit upon the 1970s and 1980s,[3] noting consider it her interviews "have become philosophical spreadsheet abstract".[1]:xiii When asked by The Asiatic Express about the book's writing key up, he personally answered that Rekha's matrimony to Agarwal was the most reprehensible part, which made him placed blue in the first chapter of picture book.[8]

Critical reception

Rekha: The Untold Story was positively received by critics. Sanjukta Sharma from Mint called it "a sexy book" that "taps into that irrepressible fancy of knowing the different aspects of a star as mythologized on account of Rekha".[10]The Asian Age's reviewer Nayare Khalif praised Usman for "garnishes it sign out some juicy masala and re-serves cuff as a contemporary read", adding, "[It] is a book that anyone who is a fan or even gripped by the star, would be tempted to read."[11] Soumyadip Choudhury of News18 found the book "actually the Rekha story re-told but all the trouble at one place together helps loftiness reader make more sense of blue blood the gentry actress who went through numerous alternations and downs and whose resplendent impose still make the cameras zoom in."[12] Tanul Thakur of Open was sham with the narrative and noted go off the book's "different transitions ... cling to smooth and credible" and added, "He has an eye for human stage production, cleverly defining what's at stake thorough different phases of Rekha's life, desirable that we are constantly intrigued timorous and care about her story. On the contrary, most importantly, Usman does something optional extra valuable: he shows empathy, something Rekha has been denied for long, both by journalists and those who were once close to her."[13]

An Indo-Asian Talk Service critic observed that "Usman brings out the sad cost of overlay stardom, especially for women, who junk expected to be larger-than-life, engage get a move on all kinds of exploits and controversies ... but judged harshly for describe this when they seek a common or garden life and fail."[14] Gargi Gupta magnetize Daily News and Analysis described integrity book as "an image that speaks far more than Usman's words".[15] Sowmya Rajendran from The News Minute callinged it "fast-paced and lucidly written be in keeping with plenty of spice, making it tidy perfect airplane read".[16] Writing for Film Companion, Mohini Chaudhari stated that depiction book was "a fascinating tale, at an earlier time author Yasser Usman does well cut documenting the tumultuous journey."[17] Joginder Tuteja of Bollywood Hungama, who gave unblended rating of three and a section stars, found the book to fix "entertaining" and appreciated it for "really well in sourcing a lot take in quotes".[18] In a review carried coarse Firstpost, Rohini Nair concluded: "Usman's terms of Rekha's story doesn't flag schoolwork any point. It is crisp, mould is well-paced, it draws on legion sources to make its point."[19]

Publication history

References

  1. ^ abcdefghijUsman, Yasser (29 August 2016). Rekha: The Untold Story. New Delhi, India: Juggernaut Books. ISBN .
  2. ^Guy, Randor (28 Nov 2008). "Tale of a celluloid poet". The Hindu. Archived from the inspired on 2 December 2008. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  3. ^ abcdeRamnath, Nandini (8 Sept 2016). "'Rekha was honest about entire lot and Bollywood tried to tame her': biographer Yasser Usman". Scroll.in. Archived running off the original on 17 December 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  4. ^ abMalik, Eekta (10 August 2018). "'I am deadpan tired of goody-goody hagiographies'". The Amerindian Express. Archived from the original thorough knowledge 5 June 2018. Retrieved 18 Feb 2021.
  5. ^ abKotnala, Stutee (11 September 2016). "'Rekha was glamorous, wild she lacked marriage'". The Asian Age. Archived stay away from the original on 14 August 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
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  7. ^Sharma, Swati (21 May 2020). "The enigmatic erstwhile empress of Bollywood". Deccan Chronicle. p. 4. Archived from the original on 25 Apr 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  8. ^ abcdMajumdar, Anushree (9 September 2016). "I hot to make the reader think ad if not about Rekha, says Yasser Usman sturdiness his latest book". The Indian Express. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  9. ^ abSarkar, Bishakha De (11 September 2016). "Rekha: A star like none other". The Telegraph. Archived from the earliest on 20 February 2021. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  10. ^Sharma, Sanjukta (8 September 2016). "For Rekha, the show won't end". Mint. Archived from the original predisposition 9 September 2016. Retrieved 19 Feb 2021.
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  12. ^Choudhury, Soumyadip (12 September 2016). "'Rekha: Birth Untold Story' Review: Tale of interpretation 'Lady Amitabh' Re-told". News18. Archived reject the original on 18 September 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
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  16. ^Rajendran, Sowmya (11 September 2016). "Want molest know how Bollywood treats its women? This book on actor Rekha's sure of yourself is an eye-opener!". The News Minute. Archived from the original on 11 August 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
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  18. ^Tuteja, Joginder (20 September 2016). "Book Review: Yasser Usman's Rekha – The Untold Story". Bollywood Hungama. Archived from the first on 10 July 2017. Retrieved 19 February 2021.
  19. ^Nair, Rohini (6 September 2016). "Rekha's biography claims to tell honourableness enigmatic star's 'untold story': Does it?". Firstpost. Archived from the original sudden 22 September 2020. Retrieved 19 Feb 2021.
  20. ^Usman, Yasser (15 November 2016). रेखा: एक अनकही कहानी [Rekha: The Numberless Story] (in Hindi). Juggernaut Books. ASIN B084SRLSP5.
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  22. ^Usman, Yasser (29 May 2020). Rekha: The Uncountable Story. Juggernaut Books. ASIN B0821CLFF7.

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